NEW  YORK–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2013 – 2:48 P.M. EDT SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL:  What we had indicated was the same thing we’ve been saying to you guys for the last few days and the President said for the last few years, which is we’re open to having discussion with the Iranians at[Read More…]

New York–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2013 – 3:06 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA:  I want to thank President Abbas for this opportunity to speak to him once again.  The last time that we had an extensive discussion was in Ramallah during my visit to both Israel and the West Bank.  And at that[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2013 – 11:42 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA:  It’s a great pleasure to have the time to meet with President Sleiman of Lebanon.  He has shown extraordinary leadership through a very challenging period for not only Lebanon, but also for the region.  I appreciate his courage and determination[Read More…]

New York–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2013 – 10:10 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Mr. President, Mr. Secretary General, fellow delegates, ladies and gentlemen:  Each year we come together to reaffirm the founding vision of this institution.  For most of recorded history, individual aspirations were subject to the whims of tyrants and empires.  Divisions[Read More…]

New York–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2013 – 12:23 P.M. EDT   MRS. OBAMA:  Thank you.  (Applause.)  Thank you so much.  Thank you all.  It’s wonderful to see you all.  Please, please rest.  I am beyond thrilled to have you all here today. I want to start by, of course, thanking Thelma, not[Read More…]

Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—September 24, 2013. A fourth day of action will take place today as energy builds to expose the secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and pressure Congress to vote “no” on granting Fast Track (Trade Promotion Authority) to the President. Fast Track would allow the President to negotiate and sign[Read More…]

2013 honorees include New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, 16-year-old girls’ education activist Malala Yousafzai, social entrepreneur Bunker Roy, and South Sudanese bishop Elias Taban New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2013.l  Yesterday, President Bill Clinton announced the recipients of the 7th annual Clinton Global Citizen Awards, where he, former Secretary[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–24 September 2013 – The United Nations team probing the possible use of chemical weapons in Syria will return to the country on Wednesday to complete its investigation of pending credible allegations, including the 19 March incident at Khan al-Asal, a spokesperson for the world body said today. Formally[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2013.  President Obama announced today the United States will provide $339 million in additional U.S. humanitarian aid to support those affected by the ongoing crisis in Syria. This new announcement brings the total U.S. funding for humanitarian assistance to the Syrian people to nearly $1.4 billion since[Read More…]

New York–(ENEWSPF)–September 23, 2013 – 3:02 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Thank you very much, everybody, for joining us here today.  And I want to offer a few brief remarks in terms of the purpose of this meeting.  We’ve got a wonderful panel here and some extraordinary representatives — both heads[Read More…]